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Wednesday 30th April

BMA Release Guidance For Salaried GPs Asked To Work Extended Hours

This guidance note has been prepared for salaried GPs who may be asked to amend their contracted hours of work on a permanent basis. It covers:

* What action you should take if your employer wants to change your hours
* Points to consider before making a decision
* How your employer may change your hours/terms and conditions
* Points to consider in responding to your employer’s proposal
* Action to take if your hours are unilaterally changed
* Action to take if your hours are changed with your agreement
* BMA support available to BMA members.

Here is the link to the guidance on the BMA website

Thursday 6th March 2008

BSGP website goes "live"

But it's not perfect and that's where YOU come in! I have put many links/ideas on this site just to canvass interest and prompt discussion. If there is none in various areas or seem too problematic , they will be removed or put on hold.
I would like you to give feedback. Ideally by coming to the Monday evening meeting (10.3.08 8pm Wokingham Hosp) and discussing things through there. If you can't make it - send an email.

Clifford Smith, the appraisal lead for Berkshire, came to talk to our group in January. His talk about the imminent start of a formal revalidation process made me quite concerned about how difficult it is for sessional GPs especially freelance GPs to collect evidence.There will be a lot of appraisal resources and links on this site and I haven't had time to put in the links and tidy it all up - but it will happen in the next couple of weeks.